title: Laboratory testing in, or for, general practice.
abstract: Recent technological advances make it possible for general practitioners to do many laboratory tests in the doctor's office. This has advantages and limitations, and a new balance must be found between testing within and outside laboratories. General practitioners will need to decide which tests to do within the practice, and laboratory staff have opportunities to become more involved in the needs and problems of general practice, so that they are able to advise on when and how tests are best performed.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Research Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham, England, UK.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Broughton
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Thorpe
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D010338:Pathology, Clinical; D000078329:Workforce